2010 NFL Draft Results: The Five Biggest NFL Draft Trades of Day 3

While there were a ton of trades on the first two days of the NFL Draft—14 to be exact—but none of them involved actual established players.

That certainly changed on Saturday, as the myriad swaps saw a host of familiar faces pack their bags for new places.

The five trades that follow were the biggest in name and in stature, and they all have one thing in common: They were a huge home run for at least one side.

The Raiders steal Jason Campbell

Mr. Campbell has been the subject of trade rumors since about 14 seconds after the Washington Redskins acquired Donovan McNabb.

He’s now headed to Oakland, where he joins two other former first-round busts (JaMarcus Russell and Kyle Boller), semi-incumbent starter Bruce Gradkowski, and journeyman Charlie Frye on the depth chart.

Campbell, however, should take over as the starter, as he’s easily the best of the bunch and has already had his contract extended.

The former Auburn Tiger has a fresh chance to earn his keep in a contract walk year, and his acquisition instantly gives the Raiders’ offense a bit of credibility.

Campbell has a big arm and can definitely throw the deep ball to the track team Al Davis seems to be building in Oakland with Darrius Heyward-Bey, Louis Murphy, Johnnie Lee Higgins and now Jacoby Ford.

NFL Network has reported that the price was either a fourth or fifth-rounder next year. Either way, it’s a bargain to get a legitimate starting NFL quarterback.

Pete Carroll gets his first two Ws

The new Seahawks coach remembered the Titans—and his old team too—on Day 3, acquiring two excellent running backs for next to nothing.

First, Carroll picked up former USC star LenDale White (and backup defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson) for pretty much a song and a dance.

Basically, the Seahawks agreed to swap spots with Tennessee in both the fourth and sixth rounds, moving down from No. 104 to No. 111 (where they got Oregon CB Walter Thurmond) and from No. 176 to No. 185 (which was used on another USC alum, TE Anthony McCoy).

Minutes later, the Jets cleared out their backfield logjam, sending running back and kick returner Leon Washington out west along with a seventh-rounder (No. 236, used by Seattle on Arizona State LB Dexter Davis) for a fifth-rounder (No. 139, Kentucky FB John Conner).

For a low pick and a slight inconvenience, the Seahawks got a pair of offensive weapons to complement Justin Forsett in the backfield, another receiving threat for Matt Hasselbeck, and a decent pass-rusher from the outside linebacker spot.

With these moves, as well as their selections of WR Golden Tate and franchise LT Russell Okung, the Seahawks have seriously overhauled their offense in the span of 48 hours.

Kirk Morrison switches coasts

When the Oakland Raiders drafted Rolando McClain at No. 8 overall, it appeared to be the beginning of the end of the Kirk Morrison era in Oaktown.

The official end came about 40 hours later.

Jacksonville got Morrison and a fifth-round pick (No. 153, used to select Murray State DL Austen Lane) for the No. 108 selection, a fourth-rounder Oakland used on Clemson WR Jacoby Ford.

Morrison, who has been a five-year starter for Oakland and averaged 126 tackles per season in that time, will step in immediately and give the Jags the presence in the middle they lacked in 2009 after Mike Peterson was driven out of town.

In addition, for a small dropback, they picked up a 6’6” sack machine in Lane—a guy who may not have yet reached his full physical peak but was still rated as the eighth-best DE available by NFL Draft Scout.

Bryant McFadden returns to the Steel City

Last winter, Bryant McFadden left the defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers for a two-year, $10m deal with the Arizona Cardinals.

Roughly a year later, B-Mac is back.

The Steelers acquired McFadden and a sixth-round pick (No. 195 overall, used on Central Michigan WR Antonio Brown) for the low cost of the No. 155 selection—a fifth-rounder Arizona to pick Fordham QB John Skelton.

In one fell swoop, Mike Tomlin has reunited the cornerback unit that helped him win Super Bowl XLIII and picked up an explosive two-time All-MAC selection who can help out Stefan Logan in the return game.

Dallas gets Younger on Sunday

Man, that’s a terrible pun.

But the only trade in this list that didn’t include an active player instead included a fourth-round selection that changed hands four times overall.

After going from New England to Oakland for Derrick Burgess, back to New England again in the Burgess deal, and then to Dallas on Thursday, No. 119 finally found a home when Miami acquired it for No. 126 and a sixth-rounder (No. 179).

Got all that?

While Miami ended up reaching for Iowa LB A.J. Edds at No, 119, Dallas got a pair of solid players—taking speedy Indiana (Pa.) CB Akwasi Owusu-Ansah at 126 and massive Notre Dame OT Sam Young at 179.

Owusu-Ansah, whose first name means “born on Sunday,” won’t see the field until training camp due to a shoulder injury but is a speedy, versatile corner who can also be a threat in the return game.

Young, meanwhile, is a massive 6’8” mauler who isn’t terribly athletic but has the size to be a decent right tackle or interior lineman in the NFL. The ‘Boys definitely needed line help, and getting a versatile guy who can tremendously help their run game is a start.

Dallas only ended up with six selections in the draft, so they needed all of them to be impactful; with Young and Owusu-Ansah, they seem to have done that with the middle pair of choices.

At the very least, that “Younger on Sunday” pun now makes sense.